Daewon Foreign Language High School (also known as Daewon, or Daewon FLHS; Hangeul: 대원외국어고등학교, 대원외고; Hanja: 大元外國語高等學校) is a prestigious private preparatory school located in Seoul, South Korea.
Daewon's curriculum is centered on the specialized education of various European and Asian languages. Students choose one primary language as a major from Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish, or German to study during their three years at the school. Korean and English are mandatory subjects, regardless of which focus language students choose when entering the school. There does exist, however, an English department with submajors in Spanish and Chinese.
Like most schools in Korea, Daewon starts its school year in March, starts its second semester in September, and ends the school year in February. There is a weeklong spring break in mid-February.
Daewon is one of the four schools run by the Daewon Education Foundation, all of which share a campus in Junggok-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
The school's primary language of instruction is Korean.
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